HDFC Q3 net jumps 25%

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| Profit before tax jumped 24 per cent to Rs 1,291.66 crore, against Rs 1,043.34 crore in the year-ago period. |
| Total assets stood at Rs 58,888 crore, against Rs 47,773 crore on December 31, 2005, an increase of 23 per cent. |
| The loan portfolio amounted to Rs 54,633 crore, against Rs 43,927 crore on December 31, 2005, a 24 per cent increase. |
| During the current financial year, loans drawn from commercial banks and financial institutions amounted to Rs 13,085 crore. HDFC also raised Rs 4,550 crore through private placement of non-convertible debentures, which included Rs 400 crore of subordinated debt. |
| On December 31, 2006, deposits stood at Rs 11,386 crore. CRISIL and ICRA have reaffirmed an "AAA" rating for HDFC's deposits for the 12th consecutive year. |
| HDFC's capital adequacy ratio stood at 13.7 per cent of its risk-weighted assets, against a minimum requirement of 12 per cent. Tier-I capital adequacy was 8.1 per cent, against a minimum requirement of 6 per cent. |
| For the nine-month period ended December 31, 2006, HDFC's net profit jumped 23 per cent to Rs 1,020.33 crore, against Rs 830.78 crore in the same period last year. |
| Loan approvals during the nine-month period amounted to Rs 22,666 crore, against Rs 17,777 crore in the same period last year, representing growth of 28 per cent. |
| Loan disbursements during the nine-month period amounted to Rs 17,465 crore, against Rs. 13,805 crore in the year-ago period, representing an increase of 27 per cent. |
| HDFC shares closed 2.26 per cent up at Rs 1,642.65 on the Bombay Stock Exchange, after an intra-day high of Rs 1,652. |
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First Published: Jan 25 2007 | 12:00 AM IST